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I am so so happy. My weight loss has slowed down to less than a pound a week, but I don't mind it too much. I eat whatever I want pretty much. I only find that french fries make me nauseous, but of course I don't mind that.
I have gone from a size 22/24 to a 12/14, and I'm even fitting into some tens, but they are still too tight.
I continue to progress forward by exercising. I go to the gym 4 to 5 days a week, and I do 30 min on the treadmill inclined, and then I do weights. I love doing weights. My goal is to tone up and reshape my arms so it is apparent to everyone I work out.
I love to be free from the burden of over eating. I control how much I eat now, not the other way around.
I would recommend this surgery to everyone wanting freedom from food.
I am at 187 now. That is 91 lbs from where I started at 279. And more importantly it is only 10 lbs away from not being over weight, per the BMI calculator! My goal is 169. I plan to reach my goal by Thanksgiving.
I have been working out since April 11, 2011, and love it. I really do.

211 lbs--68 lbs lost--61 to go

I am not able to type much since I broke my left hand on a terrrible fall last month. But wanted to report my progress so far.

Jean

233 lbs, total loss of 46 lbs.

Not fast enough for me, considering the amount of food I eat now compared with what I used to eat.
Oh well.
I am wearing size 18 bottoms, 16 tops. That is way better than the 24/22 I started with.

I will change my diet a little bit by cutting out added carbs. No more rice, pasta or bread. I've only had these in a very minimal amount, as it is still too soon for me.

The only carbs from now on will be from veggies. Maybe that will help me lose faster.

Health wise I am doing fantastic. No hair loss, no dumping yet of any kind. Sometimes I wonder if I really had the surgery, then I am reminded by the pain whenever I try to eat meat. YIKES!

I'll be back on the 21st. I'm hoping to be down another 14 lbs. I will be happy if I am down to 219 or less by then.

I'm going to do real good this time. Real, real good.

Jean

241 lbs. total lost 38 lb.

I feel great. I wish I had lost more, but I cant complain because this month I had a tamale for breakfast once, and have had Mexican food a few times. I have tortilla soup and cheese enchilada and refried beans. Not much of course, but at least so far my stomach is okay with everything I've eaten except beef.....

Hmm.....I'm not sure if it is because it is too soon to be eating beef, but we'll see.

I now walk 2 miles a day. Have been doing it for the last two weeks.

I am having about 30 to 60 protain grm a day. I don't think I've ever managed the whole 70 grm. It is so hard. I hate milk and I hate the taste of the protein powder.

I am testing this exercise and protein thing. This month I will have at least 60 grm of protein a day and will walk two miles 6 days a week.....Let's see how much more effective the weight loss is then....If I don't lose at least 25 lbs in Feb. then I will probably not worry so much about the protein. I will continue to walk because I like it, and I will start lifting weights after eight weeks, as the doctor said....because I like that too.

Oh, well....Got to run for now. I am glad and I thank God for this blessing and second shot at being healthy that He's giving me.

I'll be back next month.

13 days out. I've decided to only weight once a month from now on. On the 21st of the month, the anniversary of my surgery.

The doctor was not happy with me. I am not doing the protein shakes. I hate milk, and they just taste yuk!
As far as the surgery, I am healing fine, and everything seems to be super.
I think it is going to be easier now to do this, since I've graduated to blended food. No eggs or meats yet, though. The doctor said two more weeks.

I bought cottage cheese and Greek yogurt today. I plan to get all of my 70 grams of protein this way. I have to keep an eye out for the calories of course.
I just got to remember the 20/100 ratio the doctor gave me to follow (20 grams of protein at no more than 100 calories).

I am starting a food and exercise log tomorrow. I need to keep track of what I'm eating. This will help also.

I went for a 30 min brisk walk tonight, and it felt great.

Today was also my first day back at work. I got a lot done, but since I am now starting with my vitamins I will be much more productive.

I am determine to get all my protein in every day and exercise every day. I want to be able to tell the doctor on my next apt. that I did everything right this month.

My next apt. is Feb 4th.

Today I feel happy and excited about my future.

YAY!!!

Jean

Today 249 lbs, 35.8 BMI. 30 lbs gone for good!!!!

I am a little bit discouraged. I am not losing as much as I thought I would have by now. I am happy however, at how well I am doing. I suck on an orange in the morning, and I love it. I have soup for lunch and dinner already. It is not clear soup, but I put it through a strainer. Perhaps that is the problem. Even though I am only having 5 to 8 oz of soup at a time, these are not diet soups at all. Perhaps I need to stick to the clear broth, yuk!

I am doing so well, that even though it's only been 11 days, I have been busy around the house doing stuff, non-stop. I am trying not to lift or carry anything, but I am busy, busy, busy all day.

I have been cooking for the family also. It hurts me a bit not to be able to eat, but it is so worth it. The WLS to me has been so worth it. I do get hungry, but I am full with just a little bit. A tiny bit, compare to what I used to eat before.

I am going to my doctor tomorrow.

Jean

251 lbs, a total loss of 28 lbs, 8 days out.
Not eating very much yet, because I hate chocolate milk, and this protein shake tastes like chocolate milk, YUK! I hate milk. I am looking forward to my doctor's apt. next Monday.
I am looking forward to the stage of blended food. I am ready to start eating something, anything.

I am so ready for this weight loss to show. It is pretty sad to lose this much weight, and yet it doesn't even make a dent.

My birthday was Monday, two days ago. The big 45....Yay! This is the first time in my life I couldn't eat birthday cake.
Well, that's not true. I remember on my 13th birthday my brothers ate all of the cake. I was too busy partying. It was the best party I ever had, and I was so looking forward to having birthday cake for breakfast. I was devastated next morning to learn it was all gone.

Jean

258 lbs, 21 weight loss since 12/03/2010, when my journey started.

I lost the first 10 on the two week high protein, low carb diet the doctor put me on, then lost another 8 at the hospital, and this morning, four day out, I've lost another 3 since back from the hospital.

I keep telling myself it is not too slow. I am too tired now to write my whole experience in the hospital, but wanted to just chime in to say I had the surgery and it is so good to be home for Christmas.

I have a wonderful husband that is taking care of me, and tomorrow my kids come home from spending Christmas with their dad, and I cant wait to kiss them.

We will be celebrating our Christmas on Monday, which is my birthday. My goal is to weight 140 or less for my birthday next year. The hardest thing so far is watching TV with all the food commercials. I never realized how many there are! I am not hungry physically, but I am mentally wanting to eat. Bad, real bad. But I'm not going to do it. I am too focus to screw this up.

I want to lose this weight as fast as possible, while staying healthy.

At 4:43 pm today I got a call from my surgeon's office saying they were having difficulty with the scheduling at the hospital, and they were wondering if I could have the surgery tomorrow instead of the day after tomorrow. They asked me what I had to eat all day, then call me back.
I got moved up to tomorrow. I wish I'd had more time to do the laxatives, but other than that I am glad it is tomorrow, because it gives me one more day to recuperate before my birthday next Monday.
I am so ready.....I got home and drank the laxative mix in about four hours. Pretty horrible stuff, mainly because I hate taking medicine.
That is the one thing I am worry about the most, how much I hate taking medicine and I am pretty much agreeing to taking medicine for the rest of my life in that I have to take vitamins and protein supplements. Yuk!

But the trade off is totally worth it. I have to be at the hospital at 9:00 am and the surgery is at 11:00.
I thank God for making this possible for me and for giving me this opportunity to start over, to do it right this time.

Jean

My weight today was 269. 7 more days before WLS, YEAH!

Today I had my pre-op doctor's visit. I like my surgeon. Dr. G is so funny. I feel very confortable with him. I like that.
Since I started this two week pre-op diet, I've lost 10 lbs. I like that.
I am so looking forward to next Wed. my surgery day. I cannot wait to be out of surgery and in a new life. I am so ready to be thin. I cannot wait to be rid of all these elastic waist pants. I imagine myself thin, and I like that.
I did not find any protein shakes with the 100/20 ratio my doctor order. I will try GNC next.
I feel good today. I am very hungry, but still feel good and so pump about the upcoming surgery that it seems to be taken for ever.
I like that.